As a resident since 1971, I really enjoy hearing about the history of this amazing, crazy town I grew up in. It's fascinating to see pictures of the people whose names I've grown up with, such as Cashman, Gass, Lewis, Stewart, McCarran, Russell, and Clark. Thank you for the video!
I really like Mark Hall-Patton. Obviously familiar with him from "Pawn Stars" & always had a great deal of respect for him. Also like this 'site' & appreciate what you do. Kudos!
For some reason I am fascinated by the history of Nevada and Las Vegas, and this is such an informative video, one of the best I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing!
Hey, Mark. Great talk. I'm a history buff who commuted to/lived in LV for a decade in naughts and teens and visited Clark County Museum often. Love your work. Delicious stuff. Keep it up, my friend.
Dig this. Us Central Coastals (really?) must think similarly... (I just escaped from Santa Maria) History is a hobby or addiction depending on who you ask; I love your channel and the energy with which you defend her.
I've never been to Vegas but, like so many people, have seen the movies such as Bugsy, and had no clue to the rich history or politics which actually took place. This was a great video. The one person who gave it a thumbs down must be a troll.
Interesting stuff! I grew up in Vegas and knew a lot of this but not all, and you strung it all together nicely. Lots of great photos and film footage. I'm curious where you got the opening footage of the Rosenthall show from... there was a lot of local TV near the end of the mob era that I've never been able to find much info on.
Mark Hall-Patton is the cynical historian with a glued on beard! No, but seriously, this was a great video, the amount of effort put into these exceeds most other history related content on RU-vid by a long shot. It's refreshing, and I am happy to give a little to make these possible. Also, you probably should tell your dad to turn his Facebook family information to private Joseph, because the entire I want to remove my person from my work thing doesn't really work if it takes one Google search and three clicks to get from one to the other.
Definitely, not HK. Four clues: the 'British Bobby' style uniforms, the logo USS Co. WGTON on the trucks (suggest Union Steam Ship Company which would have a base in WGTON, which was the moniker for Wellington). The clincher would be the bell shape tops of buildings as they were common in Wellington, New Zealand. But please don't think I am being pedantic to criticize; this was excellent, nay exemplary, stuff.
LOL, only cool people spell it that way ;-) I watched through this dozens of times and had it checked by several others, yet that slipped through. Oh well
Most folks in Vegas, or really anywhere for that matter, only know or seemingly care about the glorified bits. Caring about history and not just the _cool stuff_ is an exceedingly rare trait
